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Select the correct answer.
Why did hardline communist leaders resent Mikhail Gorbachev?
O A.
He had been inefficient from the day he took office.
O B.
He was acting as a spy on behalf of the United States.
○ C.
His reforms were empowering people to rise up against the Soviet government.
O D.
He was planning to assume dictatorship over the Soviet Union.
O E.
He had abandoned communism and embraced democracy for good.



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The correct answer is:

C. His reforms were empowering people to rise up against the Soviet government.

Explanation:

Hardline communist leaders resented Mikhail Gorbachev because his reforms, known as Perestroika and Glasnost, aimed at opening up the Soviet system, allowing more political and economic freedoms. These reforms threatened the traditional power structure and control of the communist party, empowering people to speak out against the government and leading to movements for independence in Soviet republics. This shift towards openness and democratization went against the strict control and ideology of hardline communists, causing resentment towards Gorbachev's leadership.

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